Francisco Jimenez: worth keeping an eye on

- 21 years old

- 2-1, 2.25 ERA in 3 starts for Delmarva, 15 K's vs. 4 BB in 16 IP, 0.88 WHIP.

- Listed as 6'1", 160 lbs.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=622465#/career/R/pitching/2016/ALL

He's been in the org since age 17 and his performance at ages 17-20 were decent but not eye-popping. He doesn't walk a ton of guys, but the strikeouts kind of come and go (6.75 K/9 for his career).

Does anyone know what he throws? He certainly has room to fill out, and could be an interesting pitcher to follow.

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11 out of the 18 outs that Jimenez recorded came via the ground ball, including 3 double plays.

18 OUTS: 8 Groundouts (Including 3 Double Plays), 3 Strikeouts, 2 Popouts, 1 Picked Off of 1st Base, 1 Out Trying to Stretch a Single into a Double

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A West Virginia, 5/17)

IP:l 6

H:;; 6 ll(2 Triples, 4 Singles)

R:l) 1

BB: 2 *

SO: 3

Pitches: 82 (52 Strikes, 30 Balls)

2016 ERA: 6.17 (Regular-A Delmarva)

* Jimenez also had 1 Hit Batsman

PITCHES BY INNING

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11 (71 Strikes, 41 Balls)

11 (81 Strikes, 31 Balls)

17 (11 Strikes, 61 Balls)

91 (81 Strikes, 11 Balls)

17 (71 Strikes, 10 Balls)

17 (11 Strikes, 61 Balls)

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Jimenez went 3-up, 3-down in 4 out of the first 5 innings that he pitched.

13 out of the 17 outs that he recorded came via the ground ball and the strikeout.

Outstanding strikes-to-balls ratio.

17 OUTS: 9 Groundouts, 4 Strikeouts, 3 Flyouts, 1 Popout

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Lakewood, 5/28)

IP:l 5.67

H:;; 3 ll(2 Doubles, 1 Single)

R:l) 1

BB: 0

SO: 4

Pitches: 69 (50 Strikes, 19 Balls)

2016 ERA: 6.31 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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12 (71 Strikes, 5 Balls)

91 (71 Strikes, 2 Balls)

23 (16 Strikes, 7 Balls)

81 (71 Strikes, 1 Balls)

91 (61 Strikes, 3 Balls)

81 (71 Strikes, 1 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 2 outs before departing in the 6th inning.

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0 earned runs over 6 innings.

All 4 hits that Jimenez ceded were singles.

Only 80 pitches (6 innings.)

18 OUTS: 5 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 4 Strikeouts, 4 Flyouts, 3 Lineouts, 1 Popout

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Kannapolis, 6/13)

IP:l 6

H:;; 4 ll(4 Singles)

R:l) 1

ER:)0

BB: 2

SO: 4

Pitches: 80 (53 Strikes, 27 Balls)

2016 ERA: 5.46 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 (91 Strikes, 4 Balls)

91 (71 Strikes, 2 Balls)

15 (11 Strikes, 4 Balls)

16 (91 Strikes, 7 Balls)

18 (13 Strikes, 5 Balls)

91 (41 Strikes, 5 Balls)

He seems to be a real Jekyll and Hyde kind of guy. Of the 35 ER he's allowed in his last 10 outings, 22 of them came in 3 starts that lasted 13 innings in total. The rest of the time, he's been pretty solid.

He seems to be a real Jekyll and Hyde kind of guy. Of the 35 ER he's allowed in his last 10 outings, 22 of them came in 3 starts that lasted 13 innings in total. The rest of the time, he's been pretty solid.

He's just living up to that last name.......

He seems to be a real Jekyll and Hyde kind of guy. Of the 35 ER he's allowed in his last 10 outings, 22 of them came in 3 starts that lasted 13 innings in total. The rest of the time, he's been pretty solid.

He's putting up a lot of innings. So at least he's going 5-6 every start on an 80 pitch limit.

http://www.milb.com/player/index.jsp?sid=milb&player_id=622465#/gamelogs/R/pitching/2016/MINORS

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Complete-game (7-inning game.)

His 2nd consecutive excellent outing.

18 OUTS: 8 Groundouts, 4 Strikeouts, 2 Popouts, 2 Flyouts, 2 Caught Stealing

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Hickory, 6/18)

IP:l 6 O(COMPLETE-GAME)

H:;; 3 ll(2 Doubles, 1 Single)

R:l) 1

BB: 1

SO: 4

Pitches: 88 (53 Strikes, 35 Balls)

2016 ERA: 5.11 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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14 (61 Strikes, 81 Balls)

22 (16 Strikes, 61 Balls)

24 (13 Strikes, 11 Balls)

13 (91 Strikes, 41 Balls)

10 (61 Strikes, 41 Balls)

51 (31 Strikes, 21 Balls)

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0 earned runs in 3 innings pitched out of the bullpen.

9 OUTS: 6 Groundouts, 2 Flyouts, 1 Strikeout

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Greensboro, 6/27)

IP:l 3

H:;; 1 ll(1 Double)

R:l) 1

ER:)0

BB:)0

SO:)1

Pitches: 40 (32 Strikes, 8 Balls)

2016 ERA: 4.90 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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10 (91 Strikes, 1 Balls)

19 (14 Strikes, 5 Balls)

11 (91 Strikes, 2 Balls)

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7.67 shutout innings.

0 Walks, 8 Strikeouts.

Outstanding strikes-to-balls ratio: )) 97 (70 Strikes, 27 Balls.)

23 OUTS: 8 Strikeouts, 8 Groundouts, 2 Popouts, 2 Flyouts, 2 Lineouts (Including 1 Double Play)

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Hagerstown, 7/03)

IP:l 7.67

H:;; 5 ll(2 Doubles, 3 Singles)

R:l) 0

BB:)0

SO:)8

Pitches: 97 (70 Strikes, 27 Balls)

2016 ERA: 4.42 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 (10 Strikes, 3 Balls)

91 (51 Strikes, 4 Balls)

11 (91 Strikes, 2 Balls)

14 (81 Strikes, 6 Balls)

20 (16 Strikes, 4 Balls)

71 (61 Strikes, 1 Balls)

10 (81 Strikes, 2 Balls)

13 (81 Strikes, 5 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 2 outs before departing in the 8th inning.

I was sitting along the 3B line for the Delmarva v Hagerstown game last night. Jimenez was dominant, but he was tipping his pitches. His arm would slow down significantly for his offspeed pitches.

I assume this is a common problem among Class A pitchers.

o

13 OUTS: 4 Strikeouts, 4 Groundouts (Including 1 Double Play), 2 Flyouts, 1 Popout, 1 Lineout

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Kannapolis, 7/25)

IP:l 4.33

H:;; 9 ll(1 Double, 8 Singles)

R:l) 7

ER:)6

BB:)4

SO:)4

Pitches: 87 (54 Strikes, 33 Balls)

2016 ERA: 5.27 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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13 (11 Strikes, 21 Balls)

16 (91 Strikes, 71 Balls)

23 (15 Strikes, 81 Balls)

11 (61 Strikes, 51 Balls)

24 (13 Strikes, 11 Balls) *

* Jimenez recorded 1 out before departing in the 5th inning.

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This WAS NOT a start for Jimenez.

He entered the game after Ofelky Peralta was battered for 6 runs in 2 innings, and pitched 5 solid frames.

15 OUTS: 6 Strikeouts, 5 Groundouts, 2 Popouts, 1 Flyout, 1 Caught Stealing

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A Hickory, 8/01)

IP:l 5

H:;; 3 ll(1 Home Run, 2 Singles)

R:l) 1

BB:)1

SO:)6

Pitches: 70 (44 Strikes, 26 Balls)

2016 ERA: 5.09 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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12 (91 Strikes, 3 Balls)

15 (81 Strikes, 7 Balls)

11 (81 Strikes, 3 Balls)

19 (11 Strikes, 8 Balls)

13 (81 Strikes, 5 Balls)

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3 shutout innings out of the bullpen.

That's the good news.

The bad news is that he walked 3 batters in those 3 innings, and had an awful Strikes-to-Balls ratio (24 Strikes, 24 Balls.)

9 OUTS: 6 Groundouts, 2 Strikeouts, 1 Flyout

FRANCISCO ANTONY JIMENEZ O (vs. Regular-A West Virginia, 8/06)

IP:l 3

H:;; 1 ll(1 Double)

R:l) 0

BB:)3

SO:)2

Pitches: 48 (24 Strikes, 24 Balls)

2016 ERA: 4.94 (Regular-A Delmarva)

PITCHES BY INNING

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10 (61 Strikes, 41 Balls)

13 (81 Strikes, 51 Balls)

25 (10 Strikes, 15 Balls)

The thread title was an unfortunate choice by me. Perhaps the word "not" could be added.